Learning Support Assistant

Role: Learning Support Assistant

Location: Street

Hours: 32.5 hours per week

Contract: Full time, permanent

Start: September 2025

Salary: £18,000 - £19,000 per annum (actual)

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a highly respected specialist school that supports students aged 11 - 19 with a diverse range of learning needs. The school is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to join its vibrant and nurturing team from September 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a setting that prioritises ‘Learning For Life’, working closely with young people and their families to develop essential life skills and achieve meaningful progress. They are seeking individuals who are positive, empathetic, adaptable and willing to learn.

Key Qualities We’re Looking For:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A basic understanding of how children and young people learn
• Confidence using ICT and good literacy/numeracy skills
• A natural ability to build trust and rapport with students, families and colleagues
• Previous experience of working with children in the UK is essential 

What You Can Expect in Return:

• A warm and collaborative staff culture
• A full induction programme and ongoing professional development
• Access to staff wellbeing benefits including a Cycle to Work scheme and Occupational Health
• Opportunities to grow within a highly supportive specialist education environment

This role is ideally suited to individuals who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people with additional needs. Whether you’re beginning your career in education or looking to apply your existing skills in a new context, we’d love to hear from you!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. 

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you. 

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive: 

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay